Yemen

Women and Children in Yemeni Village Recall Horror of Trump's "Highly Successful" SEAL Raid

Iona Craig

Article Description:

A George Polk (2018) award-winning investigation of what happened on January 29, 2017 after the Navy Seal raid on the village of al Ghayil in Yemen. The reporter, Iona Craig, camouflaged as a local so as not to disclose her Western origins and secure her safety.

Women and Children in Yemeni Village Recall Horror of Trump's "Highly Successful" Seal Raid

Iona Craig

Article Description:

An investigation of the impact of residents of al Ghayil, in Yemen's al Bayda province, of a raid on the remote settlement by some 30 members of Navy SEAL Team 6. Reporter camouflaged in local garb to avoid disclosing her Western background. The article won a George Polk Award in 2018.